Institute of Biblical Defense

Phil Fernandes is the Senior Pastor of Trinity Bible Fellowship and the founder and president of the Institute of Biblical Defense, an apologetics ministry which trains Christians in the defense of the faith. Dr. Fernandes has earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from Greenwich University, a Master of Arts in Religion from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Theology from Columbia Evangelical Seminary. He has lectured and debated in defense of the Christian Faith on college campuses and in public schools. Dr. Fernandes currently teaches philosophy and apologetics for Cascade Bible College (Bellevue, WA) and Bible and Christian World View for King's West High School (Bremerton, WA). He is a member of the following professional societies: The Evangelical Theological Society, The Evangelical Philosophical Society and The Society of Christian Philosophers.